Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by Relevance Date Order Asc Desc Survey January 22, 2026 The COO’s firefighting mandate: Extinguishing costs while igniting growth Download Protiviti’s Top Risks Report 2026 for COOs to understand emerging risks in AI, operations, and business continuity. Blogs July 14, 2023 Smart contracts part 1: What is a smart contract? In recent years, there’s been considerable talk of blockchain and its use cases in the business world. While some of these topics have specific use cases – metaverse, decentralised finance, etc – there is one topic that underpins everything in the blockchain and decentralised space: smart contracts. Smart contracts are behind-the-scenes applications that route data, track changes and settle… Blogs April 6, 2023 Why Data Governance Programmes Are Easy to Envision, Difficult to Sustain I am often asked, with all the investments in data management and infrastructure over the last 50 years, why are we still not great with governing data? To put it simply and directly – it’s hard! Data governance programmes are easy to envision conceptually, difficult to implement, and without proper care, impossible to sustain. Often data governance investments have a long ‘time to… Podcast Transcript May 5, 2023 Transcript | A New Quantum Software Development Kit — With Anne Matsuura of Intel Intel is preparing to build its first quantum dot processor. But you don’t have to wait to try your hand at writing code for it. Thanks to the Intel Quantum SDK, you can access the support system and software stack for this future chip via simulators today. Prepare to run algorithms on a bleeding-edge platform in this episode of The Post-Quantum World. I’m your host, Konstantinos Karagiannis. I… Survey October 27, 2020 Singapore’s Payment Services Act The Payments Services Act (PSA) has now been in force for several years, and many firms have received their licences, while others are still in the process of obtaining them. Whether already licensed or still awaiting in-principle or final approval, the challenges for firms are the mandatory obligations under the the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Payment Services Act with which they… Client Story July 24, 2022 Managing through change: A small professional association gains flexibility and freedom Smaller firms can’t afford to be heavily dependent on technical consultants or bound to a portfolio of siloed applications that don’t provide the ability to track data. Recently, the visionary leader of a healthcare professional association freed her business from these dilemmas. But the flexibility and strength her small team stood to gain from their digital transformation initiative were… Blogs April 21, 2023 Enhancing cyber capabilities using a threat-driven strategy Senior leaders focused on cybersecurity recognise there is considerable guidance, best practices, frameworks, regulations and varied opinions on how programmes should design defensive capabilities. In addition, depending on the day, the various pressures in the organisation’s macro-environment may be greater or lesser and invite different priorities for time, team and budget. Despite… Survey January 22, 2026 From threats to transformation: The key risks and opportunities shaping government strategy Protiviti’s 2026 Top Risks Report for the government industry reveals how AI, cyber threats and workforce transformation are reshaping public-sector risk. Blogs October 30, 2024 The Future of Microsoft Copilot for Finance As the wheel of digital transformation continues to turn, it brings with it profound changes across a myriad of industries. Perhaps none so much as in the finance function, which finds itself on the cusp of a new era defined by artificial intelligence (AI)-driven efficiency tools. Podcast April 26, 2021 Podcast: Future of Compliance - Adapting to Technological Paces As costs for risk functions continue to increase, it is crucial to both reduce manual tasks and innovate processes through technological tools as well as an expanded skillset. In this episode of Protiviti’s Powerful Insight’s “Future of Compliance” podcast series, Protiviti Risk and Compliance Managing Director, Vicki Alexander speaks with Nishant Desai, the Chief Compliance Officer of… Load More